LRWC Newsletter: April 2013 Edition

IN THIS ISSUE:

Bahrain: LRWC joined the initiative of Ceartas, Irish Lawyers for Human Rights asking the International Prosecutors’ Association (IPA) to investigate the complaint against IPA Executive Committee member, Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al-Buainain, Attorney General of Bahrain.

Guatemala: UFCW Canada and LRWC sent a joint letter calling on the Guatemalan government to provide protection for the members of Coordinación Campesina Nuevo Día and to order an independent investigation into the killing of Carlos Hernández.

Iran: Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani remains in prison after bail was set at 1 billion toman.

Tajikistan: Lawyer Salim Shansiddinov disappeared on March 15, 2013. LRWC sent a letter to Tajikistan authorities requesting an independent and transparent investigation of Mr. Shansiddinov’s disappearance.

Inter-American Commission of Human Rights

LRWC and LWBC: The amicus curiae submissions of LRWC and Lawyers Without Borders Canada (LWBC) were filed with the IACHR on April 12, 2013.

Colombia Caravana 2012

Judges’ Report Launched in London: Colombia Caravana 2012 – Judges at Risk: Report of the judge delegates of the Colombia Caravana, Monitoring visit 25 August to 1 September 2012, was launched on April 24th in London England.

Universal Periodic Review Of Canada

UPR Canada: Recommendations made by LRWC in a joint report.

Education – Upcoming Event

Savage Anxieties: The Invention Of Western Civilization; Indigenous Rights And The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group Case. Thursday May 9, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Alice MacKay room of the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St. Vancouver. Admission is free.

Education – April Events

Omar Khadr – Still in Jail after 11 Years: What’s Next?

The Accountability Gap: Canadian Mining in Mexico (and Beyond)

LRWC Annual General Meeting

LRWC and LRW(Legal Research)C: Annual General Meeting held on Friday April 26, 2013 in Vancouver.

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